WASHINGTON, March 16 (UPI) -- Vice President Joe Biden's mother was in stable condition at the University of Pennsylvania hospital after undergoing hip surgery, Biden's office said.

WASHINGTON, March 15 (UPI) -- U.S. Vice President Joe Biden's mother has been hospitalized after a fall at her home in Delaware, Biden's office announced Sunday.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Alexander recited "Praise song for the day" at the inauguration ceremony for President Barack Obama in Washington Tuesday:

WASHINGTON, Jan. 20 (UPI) -- Elizabeth Alexander, who recited the inaugural poem at President Barack Obama's inauguration, is a poet with deep roots in government.

WASHINGTON, Jan. 18 (UPI) -- Noted poet Elizabeth Alexander said the poem she created for U.S. President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration will not contain any particular themes.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 21 (UPI) -- Yale University Professor Elizabeth Alexander says creating a poem for the Washington inauguration of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama will be a "challenge."

SPRING CITY, Pa., Dec. 15 (UPI) -- Vice President-elect Joe Biden has appointed a Spring City, Pa., German shepherd to serve as second dog during his upcoming tenure in the nation's No. 2 spot.

BAGRAM AIR BASE, Afghanistan, Feb. 21 (UPI) -- A helicopter carrying three U.S. senators made an emergency landing in Afghanistan because of bad weather Thursday, aides to the senators said.